Corfield
| Corfield Queensland | |
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The historic Corfield Pub. A sign promoting the Corfield Cup can also be seen. | |
  Corfield | |
| Coordinates | 21°43′0″S 143°23′0″E / 21.71667°S 143.38333°ECoordinates: 21°43′0″S 143°23′0″E / 21.71667°S 143.38333°E |
| Population | 162 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 4733 |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Winton |
| State electorate(s) | Mount Isa |
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy, Maranoa |
Corfield is a town in north western Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Winton and on the Kennedy Developmental Road—the road linking Winton and Hughenden—1,438 kilometres (894 mi) north west of the state capital Brisbane and 513 kilometres (319 mi) south east of regional centre of Townsville. At the 2006 census, Corfield and the surrounding area had a population of 162.[1]
In its earlier incarnation as a Cobb & Co changing station along the Hughenden to Winton mail route, the locality was named Manuka—after a nearby sheep station.[2] When the railway linking Hughenden and Winton was built in 1899, the town was moved 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west to the line and renamed Corfield after William Henry Corfield—a local carrier and businessman and later, a politician.[2] The population of the town peaked at around thirty to forty residents and facilities included "five railway houses, plus the station master’s house, a post office, two petrol depots, a hotel and a school and teacher’s house ... a goods shed and railway building."[2] Corfield Post Office opened on 5 October 1898 and closed in 1991.[3]
Corfield has since declined and now has a permanent village population of seven.[4] The Corfield Pub is the main community facility in the village.[4] The major social event in Corfield is the Corfield Cup—a pun on the better known Caulfield Cup run in Melbourne—run in early August.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Corfield (Winton Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Corfield". Experience Winton. Winton Shire Council. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Corfield". Queensland Holidays. Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
External links
Media related to Corfield at Wikimedia Commons